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RAK 11 Up Above the Tree Line
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This started off as a gentle guitar instrumental but gained some words at a later stage
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Singer-songwriter, arranger and producer: acoustic contemporary folk but ranging into rock/blues/country/jazz/humour...all very eclectic, I'm afraid!
Martin Stirrup Singer/songwriter An old folkie who got back into it... These days I sing and play guitar(s) and other stringed instruments, then score and orchestrate where appropriate. My taste becomes increasingly eclectic ranging from finger-picked folk through country to soft rock mixed in with a few more alternative and eccentric numbers, including the odd novelty foxtrot...
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #393
Peak in subgenre #26
Author
Martin Stirrup
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Martin Stirrup
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October 18, 2014
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MP3 4.6 MB • 160 kbps • 4:02
Story behind the song
This was going to be an instrumental but I had some lyrics looking for a home that seemed to fit OK… The pleasures of altitude again, though to be honest I prefer it just below the tree line looking up to the snow – it gets a bit dusty and bleak between the trees and the permanent snow. From the mention of Deodars this was probably written whilst at Holm farm in Ranniket, in the foothills of the Himalaya.
Lyrics
RAK 11 Up Above the Tree Line G/E G2 (D2) C 2-6 G Em6b5 C2-6 run down Ems sus 2 sus 7 A G Em thing G susmaj7 Bbmaj7 Em topthing Heading up above the tree line, turn my face towards the snow Heading up above the tree line, leave the deodars below Head for a place where the time’s running slow.. Heading up above the tree line, need to breathe that crystal air Heading up above the tree line, shade my eyes against the glare Head for a place where no-one knows I’m there Tired of behaviours saccharine and trite Long for perception thoughtful incisive and bright To the wind let my fancies take flight Heading up above the tree line, nothing moving in the cold Heading up above the tree line, staying young whilst growing old Waiting for thoughts to unpack and unfold…
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